Child support should be paid to the custodial parent from the non custodial parent. The way the system is set in place is to make sure non custodial parents are doing as they are suppose to and should be doing. Some say that the federal government should not force parents to pay this, but for some if it was left up to the non custodial parent to care for the child on their own they probably would not do it. The system keeps all parties involved honest.
Child support is a court-ordered fund paid by the non custodial parent to help the custodial parent with raising his or her child. Child support is usually brought to attention when the parents are divorced or separated. The payment amount is based on the non custodial parent and custodial parents’ income. A formula is used to decide what the non custodial parent is to pay. Child support is paid until the child turns 18 and graduates from high school. In some cases it continues until the child graduates from college. Child support was brought to light in 1975 by the federal government to help non custodial parents take care of the child/children when a parent is absent.
When asking non custodial parents about paying child support the largest complaint is that the custodial parent is not using the money given to the custodial parent by the system to take care of the child. In the state of North Carolina, a custodial parent does not have to show where or how the child support money is spent. In some other states, it is required that the custodial parent keep receipts for clothes, food, and house hold bills, like water and lights. This is a check system so that the non custodial parent can see that the money is being used on the child.
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...o help take care of the child in question. This needs to be a top priority to every state. Having the non custodial parent pay child support and keep paying ensures that the child’s needs can be met. Even though the non custodial parent may care about their child, some are just not willing to do what it takes to take care of a child, therefore they are forced by the state to do so. You never know when a person will change their mind and start acting a different way and decide that he or she does not want to care for their child anymore. With harsher regulations a parent would have to take care of his or her child no matter what the circumstances are. Either they care for their child voluntarily or involuntarily. Having the state to stop and look at those who do not have to pay and enforce the rules and regulations on them could make a difference in a child’s life.
Men have changed as well; men didn’t used to think that children were their responsibility. If they didn’t want to give their child financial support, they would simply leave and they didn’t spend time with their children, if they didn’t want to. However, things have changed as now, men are required by the law to support their children financially even if they get a divorce. Moreover,
According to many the custody of a child should be determined with the best interest of the child in mind. However, it is not easy for a judge to make such an important decision in such a short amount of time with limited information. Smith (2004) stated that, the simple fact of being a mother does not indicate a willingness or capacity to render a quality of care different than that which a father can provide. Some might argue that what Reynolds (2004) calls deadbeat dads, or in other words fathers who refuse to pay their child support, are often times confused with Turnips, who are ex-spouses who can not afford to pay child support. One example of a turnip is a father who is in prison; he is obviously not making money while he is on the inside. Now an example of a deadbeat dad is when the father is enjoying all the finer things in life and he cannot reach far enough into his...
Wilson states that if an unmarried couple were to have a child, it’s custody can be decided by one parent simply taking the child (Wilson 430.) This is not only unfair to the parent but the child as well. In Cherlins article he builds onto this by giving exact examples by bring up Stanly vs. Illinois, 1972. In this case a mother passes away and because she was not married to the father of her children, even though he had cared for them and helped raised them. The children where a legal stranger to him and “the state agency seized the children under its established rule that children of deceased unwed mothers become ward of the state” (Cherlin 436.) The agency denied the father attempts to see his children, however, the supreme courts over ruled the lower courts. Cherlin also stated that “there is no long-term social and legal tradition of ambivalence towards, let alone acceptance of, single parents who have borne children without marrying” (Cherlin
Child custody evaluations cover multiple issues such as custody, maintenance, support, valuation, visitation, relocation, and termination of parental rights. There are multiple forms of custody that can result from a child custody evaluation. First is physical custody which is defined as “how much time a child spends with each parent, if the parents share physical custody” (Costanzo & Krauss, 2012). Another form of custody is legal custody, which gives a parent the authority to decide certain influential factors in the child’s life (Costanzo & Krauss, 2012). Joint legal custody is also an option. Another form of custody is sole custody which is defined as “one parent has legal and physical custody while the other typically has agreed upon some rights to visit the child at regular intervals” (Costanzo & Krauss, 2012). “Most custody decisions – about 90% - are made without resorting to litigation” (Costanzo & Krauss, 2012). “Estimates of actual custody arrangements in...
Elaine Sorensen, Chava Zibman ”Poor Dads Who Don't Pay Child Support; Deadbeats or Disadvantaged?” Urban Institute, April 01, 2001, Web. 13 Nov. 2011
Is child support benefiting the children as well as the parents to keep a stable environment? There has been an increase in children that go through a process called child support, which is the cause of their parents’ divorce or their split up before the child was even born. This process helps the custodial parent receive a certain amount of income from the noncustodial parent to help provide for the minor child(rens) necessities. Every single case is different, depending on what state you reside in or the income that each parent earns are two major factors. Over the years many people thought that only men were the ones that played for child support and where the noncustodial parent, but now the roles have changed and women are becoming more empowered to becoming successful.
Paternity leave is the time off from work that a father takes after the birth or adoption of a child, with corresponding employee benefits (“UC Baby”). This kind of leave is rarely paid by the governments or companies. Maternity leave is a common topic, but paternity leave often gets overlooked. Because of this, fathers seem to barely take any time off after the birth of their child. All studies about paternity leave show many benefits for the family, kids, and for the fathers themselves. Fathers should have paid paternity leave because it boosts family relationships, it can empower men as fathers, it gives fathers time for adjustment, and it boosts the economy.
With the increase of divorce and the number of children being born out of wedlock, parental alienation continues to grow. With custody laws changing, allowing for equal opportunities for both parents to raise their children, and fathers beginning to fight for their right to be involved, not just every other weekend fathers, custody battles have become increasingly fierce. Another factor contributing to this is the fact that many courts consider who will be more willing to encourage the child to have a heathly and continuing relationship with the other parent.
To go into more detail, the typical role of the father as far as childcare is concerned is usually to go to work so that he can receive the income to provide for his family. That’s not to say every family is like this but majority of people would consider this to be normal. Not only are males usually linked with providing income but they are also usually correlated with the act of discipline within the home. I think it’s safe to say that anyone who has ever heard these words “wait until your father...
According to Alan E. Kazdin, PhD(2000) in his book”Encyclopedia of Psychology: 8 Volume Set,” ”Currently in the United States, about 40% of the first marriages end in divorce. In addition more than half of all divorces involve children under the age of eighteen”( Kazdin,364). Some people believe that parents tend to get a divorce for one reason or another and not for disbelieve that people just can 't get along. However in the end divorce is just a stressful event. Consequently, divorce can have an important and life changing impact on the well-being and development of children. A parent can diminish the negative impact of a divorce by supporting and reassuring their children, before, during and after the separation. However most separated parents tend to pull apart from their childs once going through a divorce. Leading to lack of support for those childs.Divorce settlement process is inequitable and should be determined on a case-by-case basis,rather than by general formulas. The change I am seeking is that if the second parent(not the one that has custody) does not pay the child support or has over $2,000 in overdue payments then they should not be allowed to get the child for their time until they get caught up in payments.
...e best interest of their children. It’s not the amount of child support that is being paid that is important while you are doing the best you can for your children and supporting them the best way you can. Enforcing child support and having greater punishments are not just to make the nonpaying parents lives more difficult but to ensure a better life for their children.
Parental absence can lead to a decline in support from the custodial and noncustodial, which later has an effect on the child’s self and external perception (Amato, 1991). Economic disadvantage is due to a lack of income from two individuals within one house, developmental problems can arise when a child is not exposed to positive resources (McLanahan, 1989). Family conflict can put an emotional strain on a child’s well-being, especially when this hostility is put upon by their parents, this can lead to later psychological problems that interfere with later life (Emery, 1982).
The state does not pay your entire bill. They subsidize your cost. In general, the assistance is for those that meet low income guidelines and who need help while they are attending job training programs, school or working. Having the availability of these programs helps student parents make better decisions. For example: over 80 percent of students attending Community college said that the availability of on-campus child care was very important in the decision to attend a college. 46 percent of students said that on-campus child care was their first priority when enrolling. 60 percent of students said that they could not have continued college without on-campus child care and 95 percent said that child care allowed them to increase their class load. Federal and state grants for child care for low-income parent’s average $4,600 per
Children used to be considered to be the property of their fathers. This dates back to the Roman times as well as in English common law. The fathers had the rights to sell the children, had the right to enter them into enforced labor. However, he also had the legal obligation to educate, support and protect his children. Basically fathers had all the rights to the children, and the mothers had none. Thus, in divorce, the father had absolute right to custody.